Chickpee Salad

Chickpee Salad (6 portions)

Ingredients

Chcickpeas	250 gm
Red onion finely sliced	2 Nos
Chilli powder	1 tsp
Garlic crushed	5 cloves
Pepper powder	¼ tsp
Salt	To taste
Lemon Juice	Juice from one lemon
Olive oil	2 tbsp
Mint finely chopped	1 tbsp

 

Preparation

Put the chickpeas in a deep bowl, add water and allow to soak for at least 7-8 hours. You can add boiling water. It reduces the soaking time considerably.

Wash and rinse the soaked chickpeas thoroughly. Put it in a deep vessel, add fresh water till all the chickpeas are immersed. Add ¼ tsp salt, crushed garlic cloves, chilli powder and cook till the chickpeas become tender. While cooking chickpeas expand itself in volume. 80 add a bit more water if needed that all the chickpeas remain immersed under water during the cooking. When the chickpeas are cooked and tender, rinse all water using a sieve and allow to cool.

Now peel and finely slice the onion into a deep bowl. Add a little bit salt, chopped green chillies and pepper and mix them together with your hands. Now add the chickpeas to the bowl.

Whisk olive oil and lemon juice together and pour over the chickpeas. Add chopped mint leaves and mix all together.

Tip: You can also use canned chickpeas. Thoroughly wash and rinse the canned chickpeas before use. Freshly cooked chickpeas are tastier.